Surprisal Metrics for Quantifying Perturbed Conformational Dynamics in Markov State Models.

Markov state models (MSMs), which model conformational dynamics as a network of transitions between metastable states, have been increasingly used to model the thermodynamics and kinetics of biomolecules. In considering perturbations to molecular dynamics induced by sequence mutations, chemical modifications, or changes in external conditions, it is important to assess how transition rates change, independent of changes in metastable state definitions. Here, we present a surprisal metric to qu…

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A subreddit for Folding@home donors to discuss topics

At https://www.reddit.com/r/foldingathome, we’ve created a subreddit  dedicated to improving the bi-directional flow of communication between Folding@home donors, researchers, and developers. Although the official community-driven technical support forum is over in…

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Bryostatin and Projects 9000-9015

Steven Ryckbosch, a graduate student in the Pande Group recently presented his work on Bryostatin. Folding@home projects 9000-9015 are running simulations to help answer the questions he has about it’s…

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